Trademark Class 6: Common metals and their alloys, ores

Class 6 includes mainly unwrought and partly wrought common metals, including ores, as well as certain goods made of common metals.

This class includes, in particular

• metals in foil or powder form for further processing, for example, for 3D printers
• metal building materials, for example, materials of metal for railway tracks, pipes and tubes of metal
• small items of metal hardware, for example, bolts, screws, nails, furniture casters, window fasteners
• transportable buildings or structures of metal, for example, prefabricated houses, swimming pools, cages for wild animals, skating rinks
• certain dispensing apparatus of metal, automatic or non-automatic, for example, towel dispensers, queue ticket dispensers, dispensers for dog waste bags, toilet paper dispensers
• certain goods made of common metals not otherwise classified by function or purpose, for example, all-purpose boxes of common metal, statues, busts and works of art of common metal

These look close to Class 6 but are classified elsewhere. Filing them here draws an objection, so pick the class named in brackets.

• metals and ores used as chemicals in industry or scientific research for their chemical properties, for example, bauxite, mercury, antimony, alkaline and alkaline-earth metals (Class 1)
• metals in foil and powder form for use in painting, decorating, printing and art (Class 2)
• certain dispensing apparatus that are classified according to their function or purpose, for example, fluid dispensing machines for industrial use (Class 7), ticket dispensing terminals, electronic (Class 9), dosage dispensers for medical use (Class 10), adhesive tape dispensers (Class 16)
• certain goods made of common metals that are classified according to their function or purpose, for example, hand-operated hand tools (Class 8), paper clips (Class 16), furniture (Class 20), kitchen utensils (Class 21), household containers (Class 21)
• electric cables (Class 9) and non-electric cables and ropes, not of metal (Class 22)
• pipes being parts of sanitary installations (Class 11), flexible pipes, tubes and hoses, not of metal (Class 17) and rigid pipes, not of metal (Class 19)
• cages for household pets (Class 21)

Use these wordings in the specification of your application. Each carries its basic number in the Nice list. A description outside the list is allowed, but it must be specific enough for the Registry to classify.

The Trade Marks Registry classifies goods and services by the current edition of the Nice Classification (rule 20, Trade Marks Rules, 2017). One application in Form TM-A can cover Class 6 alone or several classes together; the fee is charged for each class.

• Search the mark in Class 6 and in the related classes before filing.
• Describe the goods in the words of the list wherever they fit.
• File in every class you trade in; protection does not extend to a class you left out.